Musée de l'Orangerie

One of the greatest places to see Impressionist art in Paris is the Musée de l'Orangerie. The Orangerie Museum is similar to the Musée d'Orsay in that it focuses on Impressionism and 19th- to 20th-century art, but it is smaller and less well-known, therefore it is usually less crowded.

Tourists will admire the beautiful Impressionist paintings in this intimate setting. The museum features works by Impressionists (Monet, Sisley, and Renoir), Post-Impressionists (Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse, and Derain), and Modernists (Modigliani, Picasso, and Soutine). The museum's Nymphéas (Water Lilies) series, displayed in two elliptical rooms and dubbed the "Sistine Chapel of Impressionism" by André Masson in 1952, is a highlight. The enormous size of the panoramic paintings will first impress the visitor and it also has a series of eight paintings that spans 200 square meters, covering the entire wall space of both exhibition rooms.

Address: Jardin des Tuileries, Place de la Concorde, 75001 Paris

Official site: https://www.musee-orangerie.fr/fr